How does a Remote Control Extender work? © 1997 POWERSPHERE

How does a Remote Control Extender work?

1. You press a button on the remote control handset
2. The RCX receives the signal
3. The RCX forwards the signal to the living room
4. An IR signal is sent to the device

The controlled device does not know that it has "been fooled". It thinks that someone with a remote control handset is standing right in front.

Click HERE to see how Digital Satellite Source are explaining it.

This animated picture courtesy of Powerlink

The Remote Control Extender extends the range of remote controls of audio/visual and security/automation equipment. The Remote Control Extender allows the original remote control (or a universal remote control) to be used in a different room to the equipment, without direct line of sight - a useful help for the disabled. The infrared signal from the equipment remote control is detected by one of the Remote Control Extender's bedroom units. This signal is then relayed via the mains to the Remote Control Extender's living room unit which transmits an identical control signal, thereby making all equipment in the room believe the remote control had been used in the living room (or wherever the entertainment center is located in the house).

TYPICAL USES

Change the satellite or cable channel when watching on a TV-set located in a room distant to the one containing the satellite/cable receiver unit.
Use a VCR when watching TV in the bedroom.
Operate Hi-fi/CD from garden, pool or bathroom.
Turn down volume or switch off equipment in children's bedrooms.
Operate presentation equipment (video, projectors, etc.) over large distances, e.g., across a large hall.
Operate equipment in irregularly shaped rooms or when range of original remote control is low.
Operate hidden equipment enclosed in a cupboard.
Turn down volume of TV/Hi-fi when on the phone.

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